Changeable-speed gearing.



"E. A; JOHNSTON. CHANGEABLE SPEED GEARING. APPLIoATIoN FILED Nov. so, 190e.

Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

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wrngy E. A. JOHNSTON. GHANGEABLE SITE-ED GBARING.

APPLIOATlO PIIED NOV.30, 1908.

Patenfe Aug. 31, 1909.

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DWARD A. `JI'OIINSJJOIT, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER. COMPANY,

A CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY. i

cHANGEABLE-SPED GnARrNGrg v Speeication of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 30, 1908. Serial No. 465,340.

gearing and reversing mechanism, vand is` particularly designed for operation in connection with motion transmitting means when used 1n automobile construction, the

object of my invention. being to provide a mechanism having few parts, strong and durable in its construction and efficient in operation. Theseolojects are attained by means of the mechanism illustrated. by the accompanyingdrawings, in which-f,

Figure 1 represents detached plan view of the changeable speed gear mechanism and part elE the trame structure of an automobile having my invent-ionV mounted thereon Fig. 2 is a detached detail drawing representing a part of the clutch mechanism; Fig. 3 is a similar view designed to show the manner ot' operating the clutch mechanism; Fig. 't is a side elevation of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a cross section of Fig. 2; Fig. (3 is a longitudinal section of a part of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 7 is a detached detail represent` ing partl ot""the reversingcluteh mechanism; Fig. 8 represents a detached detail illustratii'ig part of the clutch shipping mechanism; Fig. 9 is a plan view of the motion reversingr clutch mechanism; and Fig. 10 isa detached detail representing the clutch shipper fork. V

Like reference numerals designate thtl same parte throughout the several views.

1 and 2 represent'.members ot the trame structure o'l an automobile; 3 isa gear l'rame secured to members 1 and 2, and upon which the transmission gear is mounted.

Lt represents the ily wheel of an engine, and an engine or other driving shaft having a pinion t secured thereto. The pinion is also secured to a sleeve 7 `journal-led in a bearing 8 secured to the gear frame, the sleeve having integral therewith, at its opposite end',a friction clutch member 9. A sha '.'t lo is journaled in the sleeve in axial alinement with the driving shaft, and secured thereto, adjacent the clutch member t), is a clutch operating member 11, having a hub portion 12, and'abutting the hub is a hub 13, also secured to the shaft and forming part of. a. clutch operatingmember 14 similar in form to member 11. Journaled in a bearing 15, upon theopposite side of the gear frame, is a sleeve 16, having integral therewith a gear wheel 17, and 18 represents a clutch member secured to said gear Wheel. The shaft 10 extends beyond thesleeve, and secured thereto is a member 19 forming part of a universal coupling 20, connecting the shaft with a supplemental driving shaft 21.

represents a countershaft journaled in bearings secured to the gear trame and arranged parallel with kthe shaft n10; and 23 and 24 represent gear members adapted to have flexible connection-.With the pinion and gear wheel 17, respectively, as hy means of a chain, as represented by reference numeral i e The clutch members 11and 14 include opposit'ely disposed arms 26, having outwardly projecting ear portionsy 27, to which is secured one end of bandbrake member 28 by means of rivets 29, the opposite ends et said brake members being connected with the oute rarms ofthe bell crank leverslt) by means ot' links 3l passing through openings inthe-levers andadapted to receive springs Pi-and adJustmg nuts 33 1n 'a manner to `l'ornra yielding commeti'on between the levers and brake members. The levers are pivotiilly mounted uponthe arms 26, andtheir inner arms' are provided with rollers adaptf ed to engage with inclined shoes 34, ar

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ranged longitudinally relative to the axis et,-

the Vclutch Imemliers, and mounted upon a clutch shippingl ring 35, havlng annular grooves 36, the ring being adapted to slide upon the hubs 12 and 13; and 37 represents a lever pivotally connected with tie gear traine, havmg'one endengagmg with the clutch shipping ring'l and its opposite end connected with a hand lever merma-llista 38 within 'reach ot the hand vof the operator. The clutch memberll, in addition to the arms 2G, is provided with other oppositely disposed arms 39 and a rim portion'ltnto which is secured, by means ot rivets 4l, an annular steel disk 4Q.

Secured to the counter-shaft Q2 is a, vfriction clutch inember 4,3 having a friction face M and a hub portion 45, audslidably mounted upon'said hub is a Sleeve liti, havingintegral therewith a Jriction dlsk 47, the two friction disks being normally held apartby the action ot a coiled Spring tSinterposed between the inner vend ot the sleeve 6 and the adj acent wall of meinber 4,3, Vthe friction faces of thedisks being adapted to engage with opposite sides of the annular disk 42. A thimL ble 49 is secured to the end of the'sleeve 46,

havi-nga collar 50, and 5l represents a series of pairs of longitudinally projecting ears secured to the frictioirdisk 47, and between each pair of ears is pivotallyfmounted a. clutch operating member 52, having inwardly nfojectinv arms 53l adapted` to engage with the collar 50l and longitudinally projecting larms designed to engage with a sliding cone 55 mounted adjacent thereto upoii the countershaft. A clutch shipping rod 56 vis slidably mounted upon the gearl traine, and secured thereto is a fork 57, having i n\.'ard1y projectinv members adapted to be received by an annual' grooveS. formed 'upon ythe body ofthe slidir1', 1j,con'e.v

Iou'i'naled inbearings secured to frame niemliersl and-.2. .isa rock-shaft 59, and

f secured to one endf thereof is a foot lever 6,0,

and 61 represents an arm secured-to its opvllpositeend, which, arm .is connected to the outenendof the4 lever 62 by means ofa link fportion provided' with a (33, one end ofthe lever being pivotally conn ectedv with they-gear traine and its middle slotted ,opening adapted to connect 'the lever with rod 56 in a manner to give a sliding movement to the rod when the ,rock-shaft isv turned in its bearings, and 64 represents a coiled spring surrounding the rod.- and operative between Ia pin 65 in the rod and apart ofthe gear frame to move lthe rod in one direction.

The operation of themeehanism is follows: Motion istiwinsinittcd from the engineshaft to pinion 6, sleeve T and ,clutch member 2'), aud'pinion "ti transmits motion to the shaft 221byn1eans ot' chain 25the countershaft communicating motion to gear wheel 17 through pinion 24- :india chain similar to 25,

the above parts deriving constant motion from the engine shaft. When' the clutch operating ring'35 is adjusted toward the clutch member 11, the clutch band is caused t0 e11- with the clutch member S), and shaft. 10 is therebyr caused to rotate at the saine speed as that of. the engine shaft and in the same `disk 42 and thereby rotate clutch member 11 and shaft 10 in a reverse direction.

lVhat I claim as my invention, and desire tol secure by Letters Patent, is:

A speed changing mechanism including vin combination,

a gear frame, bearing boxes secured to said ge'ar frame, an engine shaft, a pinion secured thereto, slee\f'esiournaled inf said bearing boxes in axial alinement with said engine shaft, an auxiliary shaft journaled in said sleeves, one,I of said sleeves being secured to said engine shattv in a manner to rotate therewith, a countershaft journaled .ii-pon said gear traineparallel with said engine shaft, a gear member secured to said eoun'tershaft, a tiexible connection between said gear member and said iinion, clutch dcvices secured to the auxiliary shaft, said clutch devices including anl `annular disk, and an adjustable friction gear mechanism mounted upon said countersliaft and adapted to engage said annular disk lin a manner 'o eonnnunicate rotative inoven'ient to Said anfxiliary shaft.

v EDVVARI) A. JOHNSTON. lVitnesses: l

W. L. CAinfroN, 

